Ding Ba ranked the skills he had mastered. Seduce women was naturally number one, which was his greatest pride. His clamp skills had to be number two, which he was also very proud of.
Other pickpockets might not be as skilled as him even after more than ten years of training, but he only needed six years. He started training at the age of seven and by the age of thirteen, he had stolen from all over Pingcheng. At that time, Pingcheng was a mixed bag, with all sorts of people and many fugitives, but he still managed to get by, all thanks to his amazing two-finger pincer technique.
Gong Yi was in high spirits and asked Ding Ba to sit down. "You used to live in Pingcheng? How many years did you stay there?"
Ding Ba sat down casually and crossed his legs. "I was dumped in a garbage dump in Pingcheng right after I was born. An old pickpocket picked me up like I was raw meat, and I followed him around. When I was ten, the old man failed in his theft and was beaten to death. I survived on my own until I was fifteen, and then I hitched a ride on a train to Pingjiang."
"Why did you come to Pingjiang?" Gong Yi pressed.
Ding Ba shrugged. "There's a wanted criminal in Pingcheng who escaped from Pingjiang. He said that if you want to make it big, you have to go to a big place like Pingjiang. No matter how good you are in a small place, you're just a worm. Only by going to Pingjiang can you become a dragon."
Gong Yi asked with great interest, "Do you think you're a dragon or a worm now?"
Ding Ba touched his nose, a little embarrassed, "Slightly better than an insect, but not quite a dragon, let's just call it a four-legged snake!"
"Haha... a four-legged snake, that's an interesting analogy!"
Gong Yi laughed heartily, making Ding Ba's heart tremble. He was worried that the old man would laugh himself to death, and he couldn't bear the responsibility.
Although he wanted to chat with Ding Ba about life some more, Gong Yi was exhausted and soon became sleepy. After Ye Qingqing performed acupuncture on him, the old man fell into a deep sleep. The three of them said goodbye and left, and Gongsun Yu escorted them downstairs.
“Mr. Ding, if you really are my great-aunt’s son, I have to call you my cousin-in-law.” Gongsun Yu joked. He had a pretty good impression of Ding Ba. Compared to his dull and boring cousins, the witty and humorous Ding Ba made Gongsun Yu feel more comfortable.
Ding Ba laughed, "How old are you?"
Gongsun Yu smiled and said, "Twenty-six."
"Then we're about the same age, I was born in April."
"I am the twelfth lunar month."
The two laughed at the same time, their eyes showing more intimacy. Ding Ba patted Gongsun Yu heavily on the shoulder, "Whether you're my cousin or not, I've made you my friend. Come to my club sometime, it's on me."
He took out a gold-embossed business card from his pocket and handed it to Gongsun Yu.
Gongsun Yu glanced at it. "National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance? That's a nice name. I'll come visit you once my great-grandfather's condition stabilizes."
He'd also love to check out the nightclubs in the inland areas!
Ye Qingqing held back for a long time before finally asking, "Mr. Gongsun, do you know why your great-aunt, Ms. Gongzhu, didn't leave with your great-grandfather back then?"
Gongsun Yu shook his head. "I don't know. Actually, I only found out this time that our Gongsun family has been through so much. My great-grandfather never let anyone talk about these things at home. My cousins and I were unaware of it."
Ye Qingqing was very disappointed; it seemed that only Gong Yi knew the inside story.
Gongsun Yu thought for a moment and said, "But I know that my great-grandfather always felt guilty about my great-aunt's disappearance, and because of this, his relationship with my grandfather and two uncles was not very good. It wasn't until after my grandfather passed away that my great-grandfather improved his relationship with the two uncles."
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